CEFGroup Sustainable Finance and Reporting Symposium
DATES: Thursday 28th – Friday 29th November 2024
Queenstown Resort College
(Hybrid option available for Non-AU/NZ attendees)
The Climate and Energy Finance Group (CEFGroup) hosts its fifth academic symposium in 2024. We welcome papers in all areas of Sustainable Finance and Reporting, such as, but not limited to, topics in climate finance, carbon markets, sustainable investing, greenwashing, sustainability disclosures, and net-zero commitments. The symposium will be held on 28-29 November 2024 at the Queenstown Resort College.
Picture | Name | Position | Country | Topic |
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Professor Markus Leippold | University of Zurich | Switzerland | The Role of AI in Sustainable Finance. | |
Professor Paul Griffin |
Emeritus Distinguished Professor, University of California. Honorary Professor, Dept. of Accountancy and Finance, University of Otago |
USA |
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CALL FOR PAPERS
IMPORTANT DATES
Submission Deadline: Friday, 16th August 2024
Notification of Acceptance (Latest): from Friday, 30th of August 2024
PAPER SUBMISSION
Submit Full Paper to CEFGroup@otago.ac.nz by Friday 16th August 2024. Making clear:
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- Whether you are a student
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Identify yourself as either
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A virtual attendee – please let us know what time zone you are in
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An in-person attendee
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Contact Email: CEFGroup@otago.ac.nz
AWARDS
- Two $500 Prizes for the Best Papers in Sustainable Finance – Sponsored by CFA New Zealand
- $1,000 Prize for the Best Paper in Sustainable Investing – Sponsored by INFINZ
Registration fees:
- In person- Speaker $250
- In person Speaker (PhD Student) $150
- Online- Speaker $150
- In person-Attendee $250
Queenstown Resort College (QRC)
7 Coronation Drive, 9348,
Queenstown, New Zealand.
Queenstown, nestled amidst New Zealand’s alpine landscapes, is the Adventure Capital of the World. Queenstown Resort College (QRC) is New Zealand’s premier school of Tourism, Business, and Technology. In 2024, CEFGroup hosts its fifth symposium at Queenstown Resort College for the inaugural integration of nature’s essence into sustainable finance and disclosure research experience.
AREAS OF SPECIAL INTEREST
We welcome submissions from all relevant disciplines employing qualitative and/or quantitative methods.
Areas of Special Interest | Areas of Special Interest |
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AI & machine learning in sustainable finance |
Sustainable Finance |
Biodiversity |
Green taxonomies |
Carbon pricing and carbon markets |
Greenwashing |
Climate risk, stress testing and scenario analysis |
Impact investing |
Impacts of Climate Change |
Net-zero commitments and strategies |
Sustainable Investing |
Spatial finance |
Sustainable finance education |
Surveys related to sustainable finance |
Green innovation |
Sustainability Reporting Disclosers |
ORGANISING COMMITTEE: Dr Duminda Kuruppuarachchi, Dr Sebastian Gehricke, Associate Professor Helen Roberts, Dr Isabella Yoon, Mesfin Yemer Yasin